Albums:

"It's something that we've been talking about for a long time. It just seemed like something of a challenge and we wanted to bring everything that we've been trying to accomplish with the band musically to its fruition. Just put it all out and than sort of move on to a new sound the next time around. We felt we really couldn't do that with one album." - on why the Pumpkins did a double album [PRINT] DW00006

On the title Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: "You want to know my take on the title of the album? Billy and Jimmy always have this bad pun game, is what I call it. It's the bad pun game getting out of control. Embarrassing. Not the name. The name's not really embarrassing. Just the game." [PRINT] DW00009

Comparisons to Other Bands:

"We don't have a set list that's the same every night, and we don't have choreographed moves like Guns N' Roses." - [PRINT] DW00001

Music:

"Rock is always about rebelling against the parents." [???]

Growing Up:

"I was always like, I'm going to be in a band when I grow up. Always. Ever since I was probably six years old." [PRINT] DW00009

The Name:

"People bring us pumpkins... They have pumpkin motifs in our dressing rooms. I mean, this one girl actually asked us if we changed our name for every holiday -- like we'd be the 'Smashing Turkeys', or the 'Smashing Santa Clauses', the 'Smashing Christopher Columbuses and she was serious! Can you believe that??" [???]

"Look at the name of the band. How can people think we take everything so seriously when we're called the Smashing Pumpkins." [???]

Media:

"I don't really like the effect MTV had on our audience." [PRINT] DW0010

The Band:

"A lot of what he [Billy Corgan] writes is personal. A lot of it is universal. He really tried for the last album [Mellon Collie...] to make it more universal -- things everyone can relate to." [PRINT] DW00007

"James isn't really James. He's a robot." [VIS/AUD] DW00002

"We have a problem with any labels that people try to hang on us, because all it does is drag you down." [???]

Other Bands:

"People got so upset that Nirvana got huge. I'd rather see Nirvana making shitloads of money than Michael Jackson, you know." [PRINT] DW00009

The Future:

"I love them [The Frogs]! We've been friends for years. They're doing a record with me and my brother-in-law's label. I'm going to play with them [this weekend in New York]. I'm gonna be a Frog!" [PRINT] DW00007

Fashion:

"D'arcy, is your hair really that white?" - Tyson Chihaya - New Wilmington, PA
"No. Don't let your eyes deceive you. The white effect you see is a trick we do with mirrors... It's actually a black afro." [OFFICIAL] DW00003

Concerts:

"Don't be so rough on the kids! We didn't pay you to behave like fucking Nazis!" - to the security guards at a concert [VIS/AUD] DW00004

Other Quotes:

"Don't hate us because our hockey team beat yours."- referring to how the US won the World Cup over Canada [VIS/AUD] DW00005

"That's our practice space and we recorded there. James did a couple of things at his studio. Billy did the demos at home. But actually there is a place called Pumpkinland. When we were on our very first tour, I think it's in California, there was this huge sign and it said Pumpkinland with big fluffy clouds on it. We took a picture in front of it. It's pretty funny." - on what Pumpkinland is [PRINT] DW00006

"Sometimes I feel like I'm speaking Martian to people." [PRINT] DW00009

On science fiction: "I'm a big Star Trek fan, but I'm not into the conventions or the ears or anything like that. I'm surprised they put The X-Files on the air, because the theories on there are so close." - [PRINT] DW00008

"I was known for throwing knives." [???]

Interviewer: "What's the first thing you would grab if your house was on fire?"
D'arcy: "My husband." - interview from The Beak magizine [???]